Litter
| Action | Responsibility | Date | How can we monitor it? | How will we know we are successful? | Did it work? Future plans |
| Buy litter pickup sticks. | P4S | Term 1 2008 | If we have litter pickup sticks in the school. | Litter pickup sticks have arrived and P4 have been using them during breaks. | |
| Speak at assembly | Eco council
Pupil council |
Session 08/09 | If all pupils are familiar with the school policy on litter. | Regular reminders at assembly. Litter has reduced. P3 and P4 lead an assembly as did the eco committee. | |
| We need more bins in the playground. | Pupil council | Term 3 2009 | If more bins are in the playground. | New bins are now in the playground | |
| Establish litter monitors for the playground. | Eco council
All classes |
August 2009 | Survey of litter in the playground. | If litter has reduced. | Every class has a team of litter monitors who take their turn to collect playground litter. This will be an ongoing action. |
| Enter the Highland Council litter competition. | Whole School | January – June 2009 | This will be monitored by the Highland Council. | If our litter dropping has reduced. | Litter had reduced considerably but another school showed greater improvement. |
| Community litter pick up. | Mrs MacDonald
Miss Dunbar P1M and P4 |
Term 1 2008 | If the area around the school is litter free. | Litter was reduced but will need to be done regularly to make a difference as the school is in a wind trap. |
Waste Minimisation
| Action | Responsibility | Date | How can we monitor it? | How will we know we are successful? | Did it work? Future plans |
| To get more recycling bins for the new classrooms. | Miss Dunbar | August 2008 | If all classrooms have recycling bins. | All classes now have bins for recycling | |
| Recycle waste paper. | P4 – Daily | September 2008 – onwards | Daily collections of waste paper. | If normal class bins rubbish has reduced and paper is recycled by HC | All classes have paper bins emptied daily and paper recycled by HC.
New classes established for next session. |
| Use compost bins for Kitchen waste. | Nursery
Kitchen |
Session 2008/09
Session 2009/10 |
If kitchen/nursery waste is being composted. | ||
| To recycle cans in the staffroom. | Mrs MacDonald | From Term 2 2008 | If cans are being recycled. | Mrs MacDonald regularly empties the box and takes the cans home for recycling | |
| To construct a plastic bottle greenhouse. | Whole school and local community | Session 2009/2010 | If a greenhouse is erected in the playground. | ||
| Use tyres for plant pots/beds. | Miss Dunbar
Eco Committee Garden committee Nursery |
From 2008/2009 | If planters are being used. | After School Club and Nursery have tyres for plant pots. | |
| Have waste free packed lunches. | Miss Dunbar
Eco Committee Whole school |
Term 4 2009 | If waste is reduced at lunch times. | The number of waste free lunches has increased and awareness has been raised. ROWAN team spoke to parents on parent’s night. | |
| Find out how long it takes for rubbish to degrade. | Whole school | Session 2009/2010 | Weekly checks on experimental area in playground. | If children have a greater awareness of how long it takes for rubbish to degrade |
Health and Well-being
| Action | Responsibility | Date | How can we monitor it? | How will we know we are successful? | Did it work? Future plans |
| Have healthy school dinners/ packed lunches | Kitchen
Whole school |
School dinners are provided by HC and are subject to approval by a nutritionist | Uptake in number of children taking school dinners and healthy packed lunches | ||
| Have a healthy snack | Whole school | From August 2009 | Regular surveys of classes and their snacks | If most children come to school with a healthy snack | |
| Fruit in classes | Kitchen
Nursery and Infants |
From August 2007 | If children have regular fruit snacks in the week. | Infant classes get regular fruit or vegetables | |
| Have a health day | Miss Dunbar
Mrs Buchanan Whole school |
Session 2007/08 | If the whole school participates in a health day | The whole school took part in a day organised by Miss Swanson and Miss Gardiner | |
| Have after school clubs e.g. athletics | Mrs Brown
Mrs Buchanan Whole school |
From August 2007 | Review of clubs offered to pupils | If pupils sign up for after school clubs | This is happening regularly each term with different clubs being offered. |
| Everyone to have at least two hours of PE a week | Whole school | From August 2008 | Termly review of planning by management | If all classes are achieving the two hours of PE a week | Planning reflects an average of 2 hours of PE a week with some classes experiencing more. |
| Ensure that everyone has access to water | Whole school
Morrisons |
From August 2007 | Regular checks to see if water cooler functioning | Children filling up bottles regularly | 2 water coolers are available in the school for the children to top up bottles |
| Place posters around the school to promote healthy lifestyles | Whole school
Miss Gardiner Mrs Cobban |
From session 2008/09 | New posters around school termly | Pupils paying more attention to new posters and involved in making own posters | Posters have been made and displayed but will be on-going |
| ‘Go for it’ scheme/ walk to school week | Mr MacDonald
Whole school |
Term 4 2008 | Survey of classes once a day | If over the week the number of children walking to school increases | More children walked part of the way to/from school
The community Police came in and spoke to the Parent Council and agreed to get a barrier installed to provide extra safety for the children. |
| Cycling proficiency training | Mr MacDonald
P7 |
From Term 4 2009 | Dates assigned to cycle proficiency and assessment of skills at the end of programme | If most pupils in P7 pass their cycle training | All P7 pupils taking part passed their training. P6 will now undergo training. |
Energy
| Action | Responsibility | Date | How can we monitor it? | How will we know we are successful? | Did it work? Future plans |
| Ensure that pupils and staff do not leave the computers on. | Eco Committee | By July 2009 | Energy monitors in each class will check
Measure the electricity – chart regularly |
Computers not on when not in use | Classes have appointed energy monitors. Projector bulbs are bought less often. Powerdown plugs are used in some classes. |
| Use rechargeable batteries | Whole school | By June 2010 | Throw away batteries no longer purchased and batteries charged regularly. | More rechargeable batteries purchased and battery chargers. | |
| Use wind power to give us electricity | Eco committee
P6 Young Engineering club |
By June 2010 | We are able to generate electricity. | ||
| Purchase energy saving light bulbs | Eco Committee | By December 2009 | Letter written to Morrisons | Energy saving bulbs are used. | Phoned Morrisons – the strip lights (classrooms) are low voltage and the spotlights (corridor and foyer) are LED energy saving bulbs. |
| To check if the taps are turned fully off. | All staff and pupils | On-going | Taps are not left running. | Bathroom taps switch off automatically and class taps are off when not in use. | |
| A sign on each computer to remind us to turn them off. | Ask Michael Davidson (ICT) | By December 2009 | Fewer computers are left on. | Each computer would need to be done individually. ICT team will be in to do a refresh in Spring so will do the screen saver then. |
School Grounds
| Action | Responsibility | Date | How can we monitor it? | How will we know we are successful? | Did it work? Future plans |
| Construct a school garden | Whole school | From Spring 2010 | School has a garden. | ||
| Construct a nursery garden | Nursery | Session 2008/09 | Nursery has a garden. | ||
| Animal homes? | Nursery | ||||
| Design and make signs to prevent people from walking in the flower beds. | Eco Committee | Reminders at Assembly | Less frequent reminders and plants growing well | ||
| Posters, assembly to remind pupils to pick up litter. | P1 pupils
Eco Committee Mrs Carter Miss Goudie |
By May 2010 | Monitoring of litter in the playground. | Less litter in the playground. | A litter poster competition was run. Most classes participated. Litter picked up regularly. Assembly by P3 and P4 and by eco committee. |
| Design and create a veg. patch. | Eco committee and gardening club | By Spring 2010 | Vegetable patch created. | ||
| Plant bulbs for Spring. | All pupils | Eco Theme Day | Bulbs growing in Spring. | Most classes planted bulbs on eco day. Bulbs have flowered. | |
| Start to use the composting bins. | Kitchen | Compost bins are used regularly. | |||
| Establish bird feeders/tables and invite the RSPB in to talk to us. | Mr Macdonald
Miss Gardiner |
By May 2010 | Bird feeders in place. | P7 pupils built their own bird boxes. Bird boxes/ tables have been donated. | |
| Plant trees, bushes to encourage wildlife | Eco Committee
Miss Dunbar Miss Watson Miss Mackay Miss MacRitchie |
From Apr 10 | Survey of wildlife before and again after trees and bushes are planted. | More wildlife recorded in the playground. | 30 trees have been planted. |
| Invite the SSPCA to speak to us about wildlife. | Miss Dunbar | By Term 4 2008-2009 | SSPCA visited school. | SSPCA spoke to P3 and P4 about wildlife in term 4 2008-2009. |
Transport
| Action | Responsibility | Date | How can we monitor it? | How will we know we are successful? | Did it work? Future plans. |
| Parents to be trained in cycling proficiency. | Mr MacDonald | Term 1 | Parents are trained. | Parents assisted the training of P7 pupils in cycling proficiency. | |
| Posters to encourage other methods of transportation to school instead of cars. | Eco committee | By spring 2010 | Monitor on street parking at peak times (drop off and pick up) | Posters around school and fewer cars in street. | JRSO’s have monitored the school car park. This has discouraged parents from parking in and near to the school. |
| Community Police in to speak at Assembly | Mrs Gilroy | By spring 2010 | Police spoke at assembly | Community Police have spoken to the parent council. | |
| Newsletter to parents to encourage walking etc to school. | JRSO’s and parent council | By June 2010 | Newsletter went out to parents |
Water
| Action | Responsibility | Date | How can we monitor it? | How will we know we are successful? | Did it work? Future plans. |
| Collect rain water with a water butt to water the plants. | Eco committee
Miss Watson Nursery |
From Mar 10 | Water butt is full and used to water plants. | ||
| Collect readings from the water meter. | Eco Committee and FMA | From Jan 10 | Readings taken monthly. | If water readings reduce from month to month. | |
| Ensure that classroom taps are not left running. | All pupils and staff. | On-going | Monitor classrooms regularly. | Fewer taps are left running. | Classroom taps are off when not in use. |
Biodiversity
| Action | Responsibility | Date | How can we monitor it? | How will we know we are successful? | Did it work? Future plans. |
| Pictures of butterflies on fences. | Miss Strath
Nursery All pupils |
By June 2010 | If pictures are on fences. | ||
| Bird feeders/ tables. | Mr Macdonald
Miss Gardiner Pupils |
By June 2010 | If feeders are being used. | P7 pupils made their own bird boxes and P5 pupils made bird feeders. | |
| Make 3D creatures for the playground. | Miss Strath
Pupils |
By June 2010 | If 3D creatures are displayed. | ||
| Organise a hunt for insects (bug hunt). | Miss Gardiner | By June 2010 | If a hunt has been organised and taken place. | Ranger came in and worked with P5 pupils looking for evidence of bugs. | |
| Plant more flowers to encourage bees, ladybirds etc. | Miss Watson
Miss Mackay Miss MacRitchie All pupils |
By June 2010 | Survey of insects in the playground before planting and again after planting. | Wildlife has increased due to more plants. |
You are all going to be very busy! Good luck with the venture.
By: inshes on January 21, 2010
at 9:53 am
Are there any parts of our Eco Action Plan that you can help with? Please get in touch.
By: insheseco on December 2, 2009
at 8:45 pm